different between gagger vs lagger

English

Etymology

gag +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æ??(r)

Noun

gagger (plural gaggers)

1. A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
2. (slang) An actor or performer who relies on gags (quips).
3. (slang, archaic) A hoaxer; a deceiver.
4. One who exhibits a gag reflex.
   • 2016, William S. Kroger, Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology

     When it is known that the patient is a gagger, dentures should not be constructed or even impressions made until after several therapeutic hypnotic sessions.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

lag +? -er

Noun

lagger (plural laggers)

1. One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
   • 1984, Wisconsin Economic Planning Information (page 75)

     The economic time series can be segregated into leaders, laggers and coinciders in relation to movements in aggregate economic activity.

2. One who installs lagging.
   • 2001, Geoffrey Tweedale, Philip Hansen, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard

     In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers.

3. (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).

Translations

Etymology 2

Blend of legal +? nagger

Noun

lagger (plural laggers)

1. (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.

Anagrams

• gargle, gregal, raggle